For this example I will use another instance of searx called Disroot, but it could be anything, like Swisscows, ecosia, whatever you want. It all starts with the search engine page to be added already open and in the foreground. Note: I’m using Firefox 91.9.1esr for this part, later versions may present differences in the user interface. If you don’t use Plasma, you can still define a new search engine directly in Firefox. (Screenshot in Spanish)įinally, to open this meta-search engine in the default browser, just press Alt-Space to access krunner, type (following the example in the screenshot) sp:Search terms With a click on New, in the window that opens you have to fill in the entries using the following code for the link URL: forget to add a name and an appropriate shortcut.
You have to open the Desktop System Preferences and under Search choose Keywords for Web Search (or something similar, my desktop is in Spanish). PlasmaĬreating a Web shortcut for the Plasma desktop that calls up this metasearch engine is very simple. Spot takes your search, anonymizes it and runs it on different engines, such as DuckDuckGo, qwant, google, bing and so on, while blocking trackers and the like. In this short article I will explain how to create a web shortcut on the Plasma desktop so you can quickly access the “meta search engine” Spot and also how to add a new search engine directly on Firefox.ĭerived from Searx, Spot is part of the /e/ Foundation, a project that offers de-googled, privacy-focused Android phones. After so many years of making everyone happy within the free software community, I don’t know what DuckDuckGo has done to make everyone now search for alternative search engines and whatnot.
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